Car-truck side frame.



E. DGBRR.

GAR TRUCK SIDE FRAME. I APPLICATION FILED DEG.26,1918. I 1 097 970; Patented May-26,1914.

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APPLICATION FILED DBO.26,1913. 97 97 Patented May'26, 1914.

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To all whom it ma c Be a knownt at HARRY Room a St. Louis, lliissouri ha va invented a certain new and useful Inn 'rement in Car-Trucll Side Frames, 'ofwf an the following is 4! full, clear, and exact 'd'escri able othersskilledin t v pertains to make and use the same. 3 N This invention relates to car truck side articularly .to side frames of the type in which the journal-boxes are separate and distinct-from the side frames and areeombined with the side frames insuch a manner thet'thelparts of the truck'canbe The main'object of my invention is to provide a novel car truck side from of. the type referred to, which is constructed in sue a manner. that the wedge or journal-bearing key that is usually arranged inside of the journal-box can be eliminated without sacrificing any of the functions performed by the journal-box wedges of the car trucks now in general use.

Another object is to provide a car truck side frame that comprises fewer arts and which can be manufactured at a ower cost than the side frames now in general use.

ilther objects and desirable features of my invention will be hereinafter pointed out.

Figure lof the drawings isan clevationill view, partly in vertical section, of a ortion of a car truck side frame constructs in ac eorduncc with my invent-ion; Fig. 2 is a horizontal seetionalview taken on approximately the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a; vertical sectional view taken on approxi mately the line 3-3 .of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of that portion of the side frame 'lhat hears upon the top wall of the journal-box; Fig.- 5 is a detail transverse; sectional view illustrating a slight m odification of my invention,- Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on approximately the line 6-43 of Fig. 5; and Figs. '1'- and 8 are detail sor-lidnalvie\vs illustrating further mmllfivalions ofmy invention;

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings preferred form. of myinvm'ition, A designates a cast metal side Frame; and ii dcsignatcsronc of the journalboxes that'is mounted in" the side time. The side frame A is provided at eacli en d on, such as will ene art to whichi't apthe top said portion cooperatesiis tion so as to obtained by' hearing kc the journal-boxes can rock lhc side frames suilicicntly to insure a uniform bearing on'the journals without causing the to l) walls of the'boxcs or the portions with a. pair of depending jaws 1,' that cooperate with pairs of vertically disposed lu'gs 2, arranged on the side walls of the journal-box B, so as to prevent lateral dislacem'ent of said box with respectto said rame. "A portion 3 on the sidc'framcthat is arranged between the jaws l bears s top face i of the journal-box B. ferring to Fig. Bit will'be seen that the under side of the portion 3 is flat; 0r,"in'othcr words, lies in a true horizontal plane, while face ief the journal-b0x with which or curved convexedlyjin a transverse direciela'tively great area on the Si on the top construction permits the, journal-box B to rock in a transverse dircctlon independently of the frame; but this rockin motion is; of course, limited b the play all the jaws 1 an While I have hereinsh'ownthe side frame as being provided with a flat bearing; surface e frame and face on the top wall of the journal-box I do not wish it to be understood that my invention is limited to such, a construction, for it is obvious that the same result could be curved and the cooperating bearing on the a ainst. y recrowned slightly provide cooperating bearings of owd between the journal-box lugs 2.

wall of the journal-box. Such a that cooperates with a curved bearing sur forming the side frame bearingl .topwaltofthe journal-box flat, or by form mg both bearing surfaces crowned so as to produce two opposite1y-disposed surfaces,

one of which rocks on the other. One advantage and desirable feature of such a construction is that the, usual wedge or journalcan be eliminated, owing to the fact that t c flat under side of the top wall ."i of the journal-box rests directly on the brass or journal-bearing 5. Another desirable feature of such a construction s that transversely of upon some to hearing surand on the journaltrilmled over a large portionofithe top wall 3 this, of course, beingdu'e" great area and ofof each box. desired, the COISPGI'RtiI Ig' bearing surfaces 3 and 4.- on the side frame and box may be reinforced by inserts of dif-' ferent material than that comprising the body of theside-frame arid the top wall of the box, and in Figs. (Ho 8 I have illustrated such a construction wherein the portion 3 of the frame A is provided with an insert [6 and the codperating portion 4 on the j ournalbox isprovided with a similar insert 7.

These inserts 6 and? are preferably formed of some hard, smooth, wear-resisting ma terial; and, besides strengthening and-rein- "forcing the car truck at this point, ,they

- greatly reduce the friction between the top of the journal-box and the side frame, and revent excessive wear of the side frame and journal-box at this point. In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown the inserts 6 and 7 as bein provided with ears or projections 8 whic are'embedded in the portions 3 and t, respectively, during the process of casting same; but I do not wish to limit myself to this particular means for securing said inserts in position, for said inserts could be secured by meansof. rivet's 9, as shown in Fig. 7, or by screws 10, as illustrated in Fig. 8. In the construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the inserts 6 and 7 can be renewed when excessivel worn, thus materially prolonging the li e of the truck.

Under; ordinary conditions in service the I weight of the side frame A resting on the journal-boxes B will keep said journal-box inoperative position with respect to the side frame; but under certain conditions, be found, desirable to' connect-the journalbox to the frame in such a manner that it cannot become readily detached from said frame, as, for, example, in case the truck l1 formedin the portion 3vof the side frameabove the journal-box opening at the longitudinal center of the s1de'frame,a perfo-v rated lug or rejection .12.. on the top wall of the journa-bo'x that fitsloosely in saidpocket, as shown in Fig. 3, and a pin 13 that extends transversely oft-he side frame and which asses through the projection 12 and throng openings in the side walls of I the'pocket 11, said pin being arranged in vertical alinement with the center axis of the car wheel journal, as shown in Fig. 1, and extending parallel to same, as shown in Fig. 3. In a truck of the particular design herein shown, namely, a truckiin which the.

journal-boxes can rock transverselyslightly with relation to the side frames, the openit may ings inthe lugs 12 through which the pins 13 pass should be made large enough to permit said lugs to rock slightly in the pockets 11 in the side frames. The inner end of the pin 13 butts against a shoulderld formed by reducing the inner end of the opening in the sidewall of the pocketllthrough which said pin passes, as shown in Fig. 2, thus limiting the movement of the pin '13 in one direction, and said pin is retained in position by means of a locking device, preferably a cotter-key 15, that extends transversely across the outer end of the pin, and

which is arranged in a slot 16 formed-in the portion of the side-frame that constitutes the outer side wall of the pocket 11.

A side frame of the construction above described is symmetrical, and in view of the fact that the means which connects the.

journal-boxes to the side frame is arranged within the side frame, between the margi- ;nal edges of same, there is no liability of said connectingv means being broken off when the truck isin use. Furthermore, such 'a structure can be manufactured at a low cost; it does not comprise bolts, nuts or s1m1- lar retaining devices that are apt to work loose; and it can be assembled and disassembled easily, the reduced opening in the side frame at the inner end of the pin 13 making it possible toplace a tool against the inner end of said pin and drive it out of the opening in the side frame in which the in is'seated.

I aving thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. A car truckhaving a side frame provided with a'bearing portion that isadapted to rest upon the top wall of the j ournal-box, a journaLbox mounted in said frame and provided with a cooperating bearing portion, one of said bearing portions being convexed slightly so as to produce a crowned bearing surface of relatively great-area that is curved transversely slightly with relation to theside frame, and an upwardlyprojecta I of the side frame that wall of the box.

2. A car truck having a side frame probears upon the top =vided with a bearing portion that is adapted 'to rest upon the top 'wall of the ournal-box 120 a journal-b0x mounted in said frame an provided with a coiiperating bearing portion, one'of said bearing portions being con vexed slightly so as to produce a crowned bea -ing'surface of relatively great area that is curved transversely slightly with relation to the side frame, and means inclosed by the side frame and located between the marginal edges of the side frame for con-' -ing lug on the top wall of said journal-box that fits in a pocket formed in the portion. I 116 necting said journal-box and side frame together.

' crowned surface that is curved transversely with relation to the side frame, a in on the top wall of the journal-box that ro ects upwardly into a ocket formed int e portion of the side rame which constitutes a I bearing surface for the top wall of thebox, and a locking device in the side frame that extends transverselyv of same and passes through said lug.

4. A side frame for car trucks. provided with jaws for embracing the sides of the journal-box and with ahorizontally-disposed portion for bearing a on the to wall of the journal-box, said orizontal y-dis posed bearing portion having a pocket formed therein between the marginal edges I of the side frame for receiving a lug on the top wall of the journal-box.

,5. Aside frame for car trucks provided with jaws for embracing the sides of the journal-box. and with a horizontally-disposed portion for-bearing uppn the to of the journal-box sa d oriz'ontal y-disposed bearing portion having a pocket" formed therein'between the marginal edges of the side frame for receiving a lug on crates with said In and which, extends transversely ofthe si e frame. an

,6. A side fiime for car trucks provided with jaws for embracing the sides of the journal-box and with .a horizontally-disposed portion 'for'bearingu n the top wall of the journal-box, said orizontal y posed bearing portion having a pocket formed therein between the marginal edges of the side frame for receivinga 111 on the to wall of the journal-box, the si .e walls i said pocket being provided with alining 'openings for receiving a retaining pin that extends transversely -of the side frame throu h said lug, a shoulder or abutment'on the side frame against which one end of said pin bears,and meansofor enabling said pin to belocked in the side frame. 7, A side frame for 108.1 trucks provided with jaws for embracing the journal-box and with a horizontally-dis sed portion for bearing upon the top wa l' ofthe journal-box, a pocketformed in said horizontally-disposed bearing portion for receiving .a' projection on the to Wall of the journal- 'bbk, and a" transverse {disposed openingin the portion oft-he si e frame that constitutes the side walls of said pocket, said opening being reduced adjacent one end so as to nonzero wall wall of the journal-box, the si wzilig' 0 said pocketheing provided with openings. for receiving slacking device that coopagainst ,which one end of said and a removable device on the side frame form a shoulder that limits the movement I of a retaining device which is adapted to be inserted therein.

8. A car truck having a side-frame that is provided with a (journal-box opening, a journal-box arrange in said opening and provided on its top wall with a lug that projects upwardly into a pocket formed" in the portion of the side frame that extends ournal-box and with p journal-box arranged between said jawh-and provided with a lug that projects upwardly into a dis pose bearing ortion of the side frame that rests upon t e journal-box, and a' removable locking-pin that passes trans versel'y through cooperating openings in the side frame and in said lug.

10. .A car truck side frame provided with jawsfor embracing a a horizontally-dispose upon the top-wall of the journal-box, a jour nal-b'ox arranged between said jaws and rovided with a lug that projects upwardlylmto a pocketforme in the horizontally-disposed bearin portion of the side frame thatrests upon the journal-box,--a removable locki pm that passes transversel through coop- (pocket fdi'med in the horizontally- (journal-box and with portion for hearing erating'openings in the si e framegand 1n 7 said lug, and means on'the side frame for retaining said .pm In position.

11. A car truck side frame provided with jaws for embracing a journal-box andwith 'a horizontally-disposed portion for bearing upon the top wall of the journal-boxes, journal-boxarranged between said jaws and rovided with'a In that projects upwardly ll'ltOf a pocket forme in the horizontally-disposed bearin portion of the side frame that rests upon t e journal-box, a removable lockingpm that passes tgansversel through 006perating openings i'n'the si e frame and 1n said lug, a shoulder on "the side frame for,locking said pin in position.

'12. A car truck provided with a side frame, a journal-box mounted therein, a horizontally-disposed portion on the side frame that cqiiperates with a bearing'portion on the top wall of the journal-box, and a removable wear plate arranged 1n one of said bearingsurfacesr 4 p 4 13. A car truck provided with a side *frame, a gear-names mounted therein, a horizontaiiy-disposed portion on the side frame that cooperates with a bearing por-.

in bears, 1 A

tion on the top wall of the jouriial-box, said cooperating heart? surfaces bein'gformed from metal of a di 'e from which the side frame and journal-box .areformed.

1Q. A car truck provided with a cast metal side frame, a cast metal journal-box mounted in the side frame and provided with a erowned or convexe(l upper surface, and :1 substantially flat bearing surface on the side frame that coiperates with the convexed surface on the journal-box, said cooperating rent charactertha'n that- -this 22nd day of Deeember 1913.

bearing surfaces being formed frommetal that is of a different nature than the-metal from which the side frame and the journal 15 Witnesses: v

' HARRY G. DREIBUSS, CHARLES P. GORMAN. 

